Re: Advice to a young hot rodder
hey man, sounds like you got a a cool dad...my old man was into cars and rods growing up so he cut me some slack but helped keep me grounded until I got a bit older and did this to a $1200 f150:
I showed up after I got the paint work done {shot out in the back of a warehouse} and put the truck back together, and all he could say is "couldn't you have just painted it red again and left the top on it???" LOL
I say maybe the truck, that way you can build a ranger or S10, then you have a quickie parts hauler and a potential tow rig so down the line when you maybe get a car you have some way to haul your stuff.
I drove that truck 54 hours on a road trip for a rolling body shell, was a blast.
Take some time, scope stuff out, and ask around. Some times you stumble across a ride and things go from there. I guess also just remember to have some fun and take pride in what you build.
Have a good one!
hey man, sounds like you got a a cool dad...my old man was into cars and rods growing up so he cut me some slack but helped keep me grounded until I got a bit older and did this to a $1200 f150:
I showed up after I got the paint work done {shot out in the back of a warehouse} and put the truck back together, and all he could say is "couldn't you have just painted it red again and left the top on it???" LOL
I say maybe the truck, that way you can build a ranger or S10, then you have a quickie parts hauler and a potential tow rig so down the line when you maybe get a car you have some way to haul your stuff.
I drove that truck 54 hours on a road trip for a rolling body shell, was a blast.
Take some time, scope stuff out, and ask around. Some times you stumble across a ride and things go from there. I guess also just remember to have some fun and take pride in what you build.
Have a good one!
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